What we know — and don’t know — about the latest Epstein controversy – By Ja’han Jones (MSNBC) / Jan 4, 2023
Why was the U.S. Virgin Islands’ attorney general fired after her office sued JPMorgan Chase in relation to Jeffrey Epstein? Answers are elusive.
Over the weekend, Denise George was removed from her post as attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands, just days after her office sued JPMorgan Chase, alleging that the bank was complicit in helping Jeffrey Epstein commit sex crimes. In 2019, Epstein, who was well-connected to elites in academia, politics and entertainment, was awaiting trial on charges that he had sexually abused dozens of girls before he died by suicide while in custody.
His death spawned a world of conspiracy theories, and nowadays you can’t mention Epstein’s name without someone offering up a theory — factual or not. Which is all the more reason for us to hammer down the facts of George’s firing by Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan.
Here’s what we know — and what we don’t:
- George’s office filed a lawsuit Dec. 27, claiming JPMorgan Chase “turned a blind eye” to Epstein “because of the deals and clients that Epstein brought and promised to bring to the bank.”
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